Granturismo S Alignment Specs

[markiii]

Been reading about the interesting front toe out on the Granturismo S

Been trying to find a full chart of factory alignment specs but no joy

Would anyone have a link?

BTW is the Stradale alignment the same or different?

 

[Scaf]

I have my Strad set with a neutral toe, fixed the twitching handling and tyre scrub.

 

[CatmanV2]

Alignment is what *you* want. Talk to someone like WIM in Chesham. BTW factory *will* scrub your inner edges (and that stings, as @Felonious Crud !) BUT you don't have to keep it factory.

As @Scaf neutral toe at the front will make it slower in terms of steering feel, but eliminate the scrub on the inner edges. Everything is a compromise

C

 

[Felonious Crud]

Alignment is what *you* want. Talk to someone like WIM in Chesham. BTW factory *will* scrub your inner edges (and that stings, as @Felonious Crud !) BUT you don't have to keep it factory.

As @Scaf neutral toe at the front will make it slower in terms of steering feel, but eliminate the scrub on the inner edges. Everything is a compromise

C

Aye, truth. You don't want your inner rim scrubbed and scuffed.

 

[markiii]

Alignment is what *you* want. Talk to someone like WIM in Chesham. BTW factory *will* scrub your inner edges (and that stings, as @Felonious Crud !) BUT you don't have to keep it factory.

As @Scaf neutral toe at the front will make it slower in terms of steering feel, but eliminate the scrub on the inner edges. Everything is a compromise

C

totally agree, It will be going to Chris at Centre Gravity as all my cars do. Be nice to have factory specs for my records though

 

[cheburator]

totally agree, It will be going to Chris at Centre Gravity as all my cars do. Be nice to have factory specs for my records though

Factory spec is in the WSM for the GTS '11 or '14 - and as others have said, the front settings are kind of stupid. The GT handles exceptionally for a 1.85t continental crusher and is a lot of fun to drive, but it isn't a GT3 and it won't be unless you apply a gastric band to it. So quite why Maserati specified front toe out is beyond me. I have gone with maximum caster - to increase dynamic camber - and only 2 minutes of toe in each side at the front. Kept static camber settings as per factory - from memory about -1deg 15mins. She handles beautifully and the front tyres are showing nice equal wear in the 3k miles that I have done since I had her aligned.

Last but not least - Chris would have the factory settings in his Hunter machine anyway, so I am sure he will be happy to discuss them with you ahead of your visit if you ask him nicely...

 

[Scaf]

Aye, truth. You don't want your inner rim scrubbed and scuffed.

Well that depends …….

 

[markiii]

I have my Strad set with a neutral toe, fixed the twitching handling and tyre scrub.

neutral as in 0 degrees, no positive or negative?

I'm booked into CoG but not till early May so I want to get my local place to at least set the fronts up so they don't murder my new tyres in the meantime

 

[Scaf]

neutral as in 0 degrees, no positive or negative?

I'm booked into CoG but not till early May so I want to get my local place to at least set the fronts up so they don't murder my new tyres in the meantime

Yes - no positive or negative